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Netflix boss calls for net neutrality to be strengthened
Netflix co-founder and CEO, Reed Hastings Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings has called for net neutrality to be “defended and strengthened” in order to protect an open, competitive internet. In an...
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Netflix and Liberty Global clash over net neutrality
Liberty Global CEO, Mike Fries The CEOs of Netflix and Liberty Global have clashed over the topic of net neutrality, arguing over who should meet the costs and what regulation is required for video...
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Swedish TV executives call for net neutrality to be upheld
TV4 Group’s Casten Almqvist Top Swedish TV executives from TV4 Group, SVT, MTG and SBS Discovery Media have written to the government calling for net neutrality to be protected. The letter says that in...
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Swiss operators adopt common code on net neutrality
Swiss service providers Swisscom, Sunrise, UPC Cablecom, Orange and the cable network companies’ association Swisscable have teamed up to adopt a common position on net neutrality. The operators have...
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US cable and telcos angrily reject Obama net neutrality call
US cable and telecom operators have responded angrily to President Barack Obama’s call for the strongest form of net neutrality and the implementation of new regulations to ensure that all internet...
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EC backs net neutrality, removal of geo-blocking
Andrus Ansip New European Commission vice-president Andrus Ansip has backed “solid” and “clearly defined” net neutrality and called for geo-blocking restrictions in Europe to be scrapped. In a speech...
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Net neutrality rules should make room for IPTV, says EC chief
Gunther Oettinger Rules governing net neutrality in the EU as part of the Telecom Single Market will clearly need to give service providers room to develop services including IPTV that need “a certain...
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EBU urges European net neutrality
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), alongside a coalition of digital stakeholders, has signed an open letter urging the EU to support “strong and clear net neutrality rules.” The letter comes ahead...
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FCC opts for strong net neutrality and divides opinion
Tom Wheeler The US FCC has adopted strong net neutrality rules, going beyond goals set by FCC chairman Tom Wheeler last year and reclassifying broadband providers as telecommunication services under...
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BEREC issues net neutrality guidelines
European Commission vice-president, Andrus Ansip The Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) has issued guidelines for how regulators in Europe should implement new net...
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FCC warns AT&T on ‘zero-rating’ DirecTV Now
The US communications regulator, the FCC, has warned AT&T that it is concerned about its plans for the DirecTV Now streaming service. DirecTV, which is owned by US telco AT&T, is rolling out...
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Trump names net neutrality critic as FCC chairman
Ajit Pai US President Donald Trump has named an outspoken critic of net neutrality as the chairman of US media and telecoms regulator the Federal Communications Commission. Ajit Pai has been an FCC...
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Netflix: changes to net neutrality laws could impede growth
Changes to laws related to net neutrality could decrease demand for Netflix and increase its cost of doing business, the internet video giant has warned. In Netflix’s annual report, which it filed with...
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Report: FCC chair plans net neutrality reversal
Ajit Pai FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is reportedly drawn up plans to reverse net neutrality rules, in favour of letting ISPs in the US voluntarily agree to maintain an open internet. According to a Reuters...
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